Members of ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA) Committees of Regulators and Operators have been urged to finalize draft Dispute Settlement Rules and Procedures for the regional electricity market.
According to a statement, the call was made by the Chairman of ERERA, Prof. Honoré Bogler during the recent joint committees’ first virtual meeting since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bogler said the Dispute Settlement Rules and Procedures are an important device in the functioning of the ECOWAS electricity market, “the success of which depends on the quality and the consensual character of the rules that we would have adopted”.
When adopted by the ERERA Regulatory Council, the document with other draft documents will increase the number of legislative instruments preparatory to the second phase of the power market.
In attendance were representatives of the Ministries of Energy, electricity regulatory authorities and power operators from ECOWAS Member States. Others included representatives of regional organizations such as the West African Power Pool (WAPP), The OMVG, the OMVS, the Transco CLSG and representatives of development partners supporting ERERA such as the European Union (EU), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the German International Cooperation (GIZ), and the Tony Blair Institute.
The Consultative Committees of Regulators and Operators, which became operational in 2011, have been assisting ERERA’s Regulatory Council in its decision-making processes.
